I follow this steps to add UI fileuploader component in admin form
I use UI fileuploader component to upload an icon for my FAQ extension. You can take reference from here: https://github.com/mageprince/magento2-FAQ
1) Add field in admin_form.xml(Admin Form)
<field name="icon">
<argument name="data" xsi:type="array">
<item name="config" xsi:type="array">
<item name="dataType" xsi:type="string">string</item>
<item name="source" xsi:type="string">FaqGroup</item>
<item name="label" xsi:type="string" translate="true">Group Image</item>
<item name="visible" xsi:type="boolean">true</item>
<item name="formElement" xsi:type="string">fileUploader</item>
<item name="elementTmpl" xsi:type="string">ui/form/element/uploader/uploader</item>
<item name="previewTmpl" xsi:type="string">Vendor_Module/image-preview</item>
<item name="required" xsi:type="boolean">false</item>
<item name="sortOrder" xsi:type="number">40</item>
<item name="uploaderConfig" xsi:type="array">
<item name="url" xsi:type="url" path="your_router/faqgroup/upload"/>
</item>
</item>
</argument>
</field>
2) Now we need to create controller which we define in uploaderConfig in admin form: <item name="url" xsi:type="url" path="vendor_module/faqgroup/upload"/>
app/code/Vendor/Module/Controller/Adminhtml/FaqGroup/Upload.php
<?php
namespace Vendor\Module\Controller\Adminhtml\FaqGroup;
use Magento\Framework\Controller\ResultFactory;
class Upload extends \Magento\Backend\App\Action
{
public $imageUploader;
public function __construct(
\Magento\Backend\App\Action\Context $context,
\Vendor\Module\Model\ImageUploader $imageUploader
) {
parent::__construct($context);
$this->imageUploader = $imageUploader;
}
public function _isAllowed()
{
return $this->_authorization->isAllowed('Vendor_Module::Faq');
}
public function execute()
{
try {
$result = $this->imageUploader->saveFileToTmpDir('icon');
$result['cookie'] = [
'name' => $this->_getSession()->getName(),
'value' => $this->_getSession()->getSessionId(),
'lifetime' => $this->_getSession()->getCookieLifetime(),
'path' => $this->_getSession()->getCookiePath(),
'domain' => $this->_getSession()->getCookieDomain(),
];
} catch (\Exception $e) {
$result = ['error' => $e->getMessage(), 'errorcode' => $e->getCode()];
}
return $this->resultFactory->create(ResultFactory::TYPE_JSON)->setData($result);
}
}
3) Create ImageUploader.php
app/code/Vendor/Module/Model/ImageUploader.php
<?php
namespace Prince\Faq\Model;
class ImageUploader
{
private $coreFileStorageDatabase;
private $mediaDirectory;
private $uploaderFactory;
private $storeManager;
private $logger;
public $baseTmpPath;
public $basePath;
public $allowedExtensions;
public function __construct(
\Magento\MediaStorage\Helper\File\Storage\Database $coreFileStorageDatabase,
\Magento\Framework\Filesystem $filesystem,
\Magento\MediaStorage\Model\File\UploaderFactory $uploaderFactory,
\Magento\Store\Model\StoreManagerInterface $storeManager,
\Psr\Log\LoggerInterface $logger
) {
$this->coreFileStorageDatabase = $coreFileStorageDatabase;
$this->mediaDirectory = $filesystem->getDirectoryWrite(\Magento\Framework\App\Filesystem\DirectoryList::MEDIA);
$this->uploaderFactory = $uploaderFactory;
$this->storeManager = $storeManager;
$this->logger = $logger;
$this->baseTmpPath = "faq/tmp/icon";
$this->basePath = "faq/icon";
$this->allowedExtensions= ['jpg', 'jpeg', 'gif', 'png'];
}
public function setBaseTmpPath($baseTmpPath)
{
$this->baseTmpPath = $baseTmpPath;
}
public function setBasePath($basePath)
{
$this->basePath = $basePath;
}
public function setAllowedExtensions($allowedExtensions)
{
$this->allowedExtensions = $allowedExtensions;
}
public function getBaseTmpPath()
{
return $this->baseTmpPath;
}
public function getBasePath()
{
return $this->basePath;
}
public function getAllowedExtensions()
{
return $this->allowedExtensions;
}
public function getFilePath($path, $imageName)
{
return rtrim($path, '/') . '/' . ltrim($imageName, '/');
}
public function moveFileFromTmp($imageName)
{
$baseTmpPath = $this->getBaseTmpPath();
$basePath = $this->getBasePath();
$baseImagePath = $this->getFilePath($basePath, $imageName);
$baseTmpImagePath = $this->getFilePath($baseTmpPath, $imageName);
try {
$this->coreFileStorageDatabase->copyFile(
$baseTmpImagePath,
$baseImagePath
);
$this->mediaDirectory->renameFile(
$baseTmpImagePath,
$baseImagePath
);
} catch (\Exception $e) {
throw new \Magento\Framework\Exception\LocalizedException(
__('Something went wrong while saving the file(s).')
);
}
return $imageName;
}
public function saveFileToTmpDir($fileId)
{
$baseTmpPath = $this->getBaseTmpPath();
$uploader = $this->uploaderFactory->create(['fileId' => $fileId]);
$uploader->setAllowedExtensions($this->getAllowedExtensions());
$uploader->setAllowRenameFiles(true);
$result = $uploader->save($this->mediaDirectory->getAbsolutePath($baseTmpPath));
if (!$result) {
throw new \Magento\Framework\Exception\LocalizedException(
__('File can not be saved to the destination folder.')
);
}
$result['tmp_name'] = str_replace('\\', '/', $result['tmp_name']);
$result['path'] = str_replace('\\', '/', $result['path']);
$result['url'] = $this->storeManager
->getStore()
->getBaseUrl(
\Magento\Framework\UrlInterface::URL_TYPE_MEDIA
) . $this->getFilePath($baseTmpPath, $result['file']);
$result['name'] = $result['file'];
if (isset($result['file'])) {
try {
$relativePath = rtrim($baseTmpPath, '/') . '/' . ltrim($result['file'], '/');
$this->coreFileStorageDatabase->saveFile($relativePath);
} catch (\Exception $e) {
$this->logger->critical($e);
throw new \Magento\Framework\Exception\LocalizedException(
__('Something went wrong while saving the file(s).')
);
}
}
return $result;
}
}
4) Create image-preview.html
app/code/Vendor/Module/view/adminhtml/web/template/image-preview.html
<div class="file-uploader-summary">
<div class="file-uploader-preview">
<a attr="href: $parent.getFilePreview($file)" target="_blank">
<img
class="preview-image"
tabindex="0"
event="load: $parent.onPreviewLoad.bind($parent)"
attr="
src: $parent.getFilePreview($file),
alt: $file.name">
</a>
<div class="actions">
<button
type="button"
class="action-remove"
data-role="delete-button"
attr="title: $t('Delete image')"
click="$parent.removeFile.bind($parent, $file)">
<span translate="'Delete image'"/>
</button>
</div>
</div>
<div class="file-uploader-filename" text="$file.name"/>
<div class="file-uploader-meta">
<text args="$file.previewWidth"/>x<text args="$file.previewHeight"/>
</div>
</div>
5) Now add arguments for ImageUploader.php in di.xml
app/code/Vendor/Module/etc/di.xml
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:ObjectManager/etc/config.xsd">
<type name="Vendor\Module\Model\ImageUploader">
<arguments>
<!-- Temporary file stored in pub/media/faq/tmp/icon -->
<argument name="baseTmpPath" xsi:type="string">faq/tmp/icon</argument>
<argument name="basePath" xsi:type="string">faq/icon</argument>
<argument name="allowedExtensions" xsi:type="array">
<item name="jpg" xsi:type="string">jpg</item>
<item name="jpeg" xsi:type="string">jpeg</item>
<item name="gif" xsi:type="string">gif</item>
<item name="png" xsi:type="string">png</item>
</argument>
</arguments>
</type>
</config>
Check this file for load uploaded image on edit form: DataProvider.php
OUTPUT:

To save image in database
app/code/Vendor/Module/Controller/Adminhtml/Save.php
<?php
namespace Vendor\Module\Controller\Adminhtml;
use Magento\Framework\Exception\LocalizedException;
class Save extends \Magento\Backend\App\Action
{
protected $dataPersistor;
public function __construct(
\Magento\Backend\App\Action\Context $context,
\Magento\Framework\App\Request\DataPersistorInterface $dataPersistor
) {
$this->dataPersistor = $dataPersistor;
parent::__construct($context);
}
public function execute()
{
...
...
$data = $this->_filterFoodData($data);
$model->setData($data);
$model->save();
...
...
}
public function _filterFoodData(array $rawData)
{
//Replace icon with fileuploader field name
$data = $rawData;
if (isset($data['icon'][0]['name'])) {
$data['icon'] = $data['icon'][0]['name'];
} else {
$data['icon'] = null;
}
return $data;
}
}
To show uploaded image in form edit page:
app/code/Vendor/Module/Model/DataProvider.php
<?php
namespace Vendor\Module\Model;
use Magento\Store\Model\StoreManagerInterface;
class DataProvider extends \Magento\Ui\DataProvider\AbstractDataProvider
{
...
...
public function getData()
{
...
...
$items = $this->collection->getItems();
//Replace icon with fileuploader field name
foreach ($items as $model) {
$this->loadedData[$model->getId()] = $model->getData();
if ($model->getIcon()) {
$m['icon'][0]['name'] = $model->getIcon();
$m['icon'][0]['url'] = $this->getMediaUrl().$model->getIcon();
$fullData = $this->loadedData;
$this->loadedData[$model->getId()] = array_merge($fullData[$model->getId()], $m);
}
}
...
...
return $this->loadedData;
}
public function getMediaUrl()
{
$mediaUrl = $this->storeManager->getStore()
->getBaseUrl(\Magento\Framework\UrlInterface::URL_TYPE_MEDIA).'faq/tmp/icon/';
return $mediaUrl;
}
}
Edited Date:- 2nd August, 2021
If you got Error like "Uncaught TypeError: value.map is not a function at UiClass.setInitialValue (file-uploader.js:80)"
Or You can't see Value in Inputs field at edit page
then first of all check your Array which is Returns from DataProviders...
for Show Image at edit Page you need to return array in below sample format.

I was returned wrong array using Above DataProvider Source. So I have done some changes in public function getData() function and Its works for me... see below changes
public function getData()
{
...
...
$items = $this->collection->getItems();
//Replace icon with fileuploader field name
foreach ($items as $model) {
$this->loadedData[$model->getId()]['post'] = $model->getData();
//Note that: I used ['post] in above line because I was already defined *<fieldset name="post">* at Form UI Component's xml File... you have to use as your respective... even you can see above Screenshot of Array I return Data in Post Array Object, that why I use ['post']
if ($model->getIcon()) {
$m[0]['name'] = $model->getIcon();
$m[0]['url'] = $this->getMediaUrl().$model->getIcon();
$this->loadedData[$model->getId()]['post']['featured_image'] = $m;
}
}
...
...
return $this->loadedData;
}
you can Debug your Array at DataProvider like this
echo '<script> console.log('. json_encode($this->loadedData) .') </script>';